The children who have been using The Concept Box in their reading groups are really motivated and now know the routine when it comes to reading. One challenge I have is how I focus in on the children's decoding whilst using The Concept Box framework. Technically, children reading at their level (reading age 10-11) should have strong decoding however I have begun to notice that some of these children are still having difficulty with simple decoding. I have attempted to hear the children read during the time they are silently reading however this means we then don't have enough time to do a good job of the Concept Box.
Teaching critical thinking is something which takes time. Going forward, teachers who use the Concept Box in reading may have to ensure that at least one lesson a week has a decoding focus while another lesson has a focus on the Concept Box. This will come with other limitations as it will mean that reading mileage may reduce as children will be reading less texts with the teacher per week.
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